Own Your Education!: A Student's Guide to Greater Success in School (and Life), CourseSmart eTextbook

Description

Success in any endeavor is not a matter of luck, fate, or happenstance. And that is just as true about succeeding at school. This book will help you learn to look at your school experience from a new vantage point, one that allows you to increase your motivation and commitment, build your confidence, and take control over your educational experience instead of depending on others to get you where you want to go. How? You’ll learn to take ownership over your education. When you take ownership, and only then, you will succeed — and you will be more likely to succeed in other arenas of you life, as well. This book will teach you how to do that, and do that well.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1Chapter 1: Characteristics of Ownership 5Chapter 2: Who Are You? 13Chapter 3: Why Should You OwnWhen Renting Is Easy? 21Chapter 4: The Education Pyramid: What Bricks Are You Missing? 27Chapter 5: What Has Caused You to Rent? 33Chapter 6: Why Do You Lack Pride and Confidence? 39Chapter 7: The Key to Ownership...It’s All in a Circle 43Chapter 8: What Does Ownership Look Like? 51Chapter 9: Accountability: How Do You Own It? 57Chapter 10: Critical Thinking: How Do You Own It? 75Chapter 11: Effective Planning: How Do You Own It? 95Chapter 12: Study Strategies: How Do You Own Them? 115Conclusion: You Are in Charge! 131Index 135